Recent Gas Drilling News (04-06-10 9PM EDT): NY & PA:
"City to accept fracking waste: "...Ms. Burns picked up support from the mayor, who has said that disposing of the fluid should be an issue the state and municipalities of the Southern Tier should be concerned with and not the city of Watertown..." " (NY)- http://watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100406%20/NEWS03/304069948 & http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/gtmif_city-to-accept-fracking-waste-894411.html "Activist slams DEC on drilling: "..."DEC knows their records are not complete," Hang said. "Yet for two years, they have been assuring people that they have not had any problems with gas drilling. The counties are passing these cases up, but DEC is not including them. DEC is in denial that these problems can occur..." " (NY)- http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=918783 "Memo Details Problems with Gas Drilling in Western New York: "...a water resources specialist at the Chautauqua County Health Department, reported his agency has received more than 140 complaints related to water pollution or gas migration associated with nearby drilling operations..." " (NY)- http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/19591 "PA Must Take Action to Protect Water Resources from Drilling Wastewater, Other Sources of TDS Pollution" (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection)- http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pa-must-take-action-to-protect-water-resources-from-drilling-wastewater-other-sources-of-tds-pollution-90041807.html National & Canadian: "Incidents where hydraulic fracturing is a suspected cause of drinking water contamination" (NRDC)- http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/incidents_where_hydraulic_frac.html "Bainbridge Township: Families impacted by gas blast get running water" (Ohio)- http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=133726&catid=3 "Police jurors seek clarity on water issue: "...The opinion is in response to the Police Jury's request last year for guidance on how to deal with the oil and gas companies that were pumping water for their hydraulic fracturing procedures from streams, bayous and Clear/Smithport Lake..." " (Louisiana)- http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100406/NEWS01/4060324/Police-jurors-seek-clarity-on-water-issue "Mark Davis: Questions more than answers about gas drilling: '...Are the concerns of those seeking a moratorium exaggerated and unreasonable? Or is the industry downplaying health risks to protect the flow of natural gas (and money) that is their livelihood?..." " (Texas)- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-markdavis_0407edi.State.Edition1.33c5e2f.html "Garfield County getting involved in state's pit liner debate: Trade group wants to change language in oil, gas rules about disposal" (Colorado)- http://www.postindependent.com/article/20100406/VALLEYNEWS/100409950/1083&ParentProfile=1074 _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
